12-13-03-22 Daily-Punjab-PPSC Current Affairs

Punjab Affairs

Punjab mulls policy rejig to regularise plots in colonies

To facilitate the speedy disposal of cases pertaining to regularisation of plots in unauthorised colonies, the AAP government is in the process of announcing major amendments to the regularisation policy.

The proposed amendments aim at regularising plots in unauthorised colonies where construction has taken place till December 31, 2022. There is, however, a rider that the execution of the sale agreement should have taken place before March 19, 2018. The proposed amendments also entail recovery of regularisation charges from individual plot holders in colonies where 25 per cent of the plots have been sold, besides initiation of legal proceedings against defaulting colonisers and recovery of dues from them.

If the amendments are approved by the government, such cases may be reopened. Sources said there were many cases in which the sale agreements of such colonies were executed before March 19, 2018, but their physical existence could not be verified from Google images.

Subject to approval by the government, such colonies and individual plot holders could be considered for regularisation after a physical verification that the property existed before December 31, 2022.

National and International Affairs

First nuclear plant of North India to be built in Haryana

The first nuclear power plant in North India would be built in Gorakhpur, Haryana, according to Union Minister Jitendra Singh. He claimed that one of the major accomplishments under Prime Minister Narendra Modis Leadership would be the installation of nuclear and atomic energy Plants across the nation, which had previously been largely restricted to states in the south like Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as well as western Maharashtra.

The Department of Atomic Energy is also allowed to join forces with Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to get funding for the opening of nuclear power plants.

Haryanas Gorakhpur In the Fatehabad area of Haryana, the Anu Vidyut Pariyojanas (GHAVP) Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) with two units, each with a capacity of 700 MWe, is currently being built.

CJI DY Chandrachud Launched Neutral Citations For All Supreme Courts

The Chief of India DY Chandrachud announced that The Supreme Court has launched neutral citations of judgments to ensure a uniform pattern of citing its decisions. Earlier, the Supreme court informed that steps had been taken for the introduction and implementation of a uniform, reliable and secure methodology for identifying and citing decisions in the apex court, namely the neutral citations system, to ensure a uniform pattern of citing all decisions of the top court.

The Chief Justice of India informed that they have launched neutral citations. All judgments of the court will have neutral citations, adding that around 30,000 verdicts of the apex court would have neutral citations.

PM Modi to disburse 13th instalment of Rs 16,800cr under PM-KISAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will disburse the 13th installment of the income support programme PM-Kisan, totaling more than Rs 16,800 crore to more than eight crore beneficiary farmers in Belagavi, Karnataka.

The programme distributes Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 into each eligible landholder farmers bank account.

When PM-Kisan was introduced in February 2019, more than Rs 2.2 lakh crore had been distributed to over 11 crore landholder farmer families across the nation.

Union Government Approved Renaming of Aurangabad & Osmanabad in Maharashtra

Chief Minister Shinde confirmed that Aurangabad city will be renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Osmanabad city will be called Dharashiv. After a year the proposal to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad has been approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Ministry stated that it has no objection to renaming cities. The initial proposal was made in a cabinet meeting during the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June 2022 before Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the then-chief minister.

After claiming that the decision by the Uddhav government was illegal, On July 16, 2022, a Government Resolution was passed by the two-member cabinet, comprising Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, for changing the names, and a proposal was then forwarded to the Centre.

The Bombay High Court sought to know from the Maharashtra government if it had called for objections and suggestions before deciding to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities in the state.

US recognized McMahon Line as international border

A bipartisan resolution was passed by the US, formally recognizing the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Indias Arunachal Pradesh. The resolution rejected Chinas claim that the state belongs to its territory and instead acknowledged Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. Furthermore, the resolution expressed support for Indias and territorial Integrity.

The resolution, titled Reaffirmation of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and condemnation of Chinas provocative activities in South Asia,came after a major clash between the Indian and Chinese forces inArunachals Tawangin December last year.

First nuclear plant of North India to be built in Haryana

The first nuclear power plant in North India would be built in Gorakhpur, Haryana, according to Union Minister Jitendra Singh. He claimed that one of the major accomplishments under Prime Minister Narendra Modis Leadership would be the installation of nuclear and atomic energy Plants across the nation, which had previously been largely restricted to states in the south like Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as well as western Maharashtra.

The Department of Atomic Energy is also allowed to join forces with Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to get funding for the opening of nuclear power plants.

Haryanas Gorakhpur In the Fatehabad area of Haryana, the Anu Vidyut Pariyojanas (GHAVP) Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) with two units, each with a capacity of 700 MWe, is currently being built.

CJI DY Chandrachud Launched Neutral Citations For All Supreme Courts

The Chief of India DY Chandrachud announced that The Supreme Court has launched neutral citations of judgments to ensure a uniform pattern of citing its decisions. Earlier, the Supreme court informed that steps had been taken for the introduction and implementation of a uniform, reliable and secure methodology for identifying and citing decisions in the apex court, namely the neutral citations system, to ensure a uniform pattern of citing all decisions of the top court.

The Chief Justice of India informed that they have launched neutral citations. All judgments of the court will have neutral citations, adding that around 30,000 verdicts of the apex court would have neutral citations.

PM Modi to disburse 13th instalment of Rs 16,800cr under PM-KISAN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will disburse the 13th installment of the income support programme PM-Kisan, totaling more than Rs 16,800 crore to more than eight crore beneficiary farmers in Belagavi, Karnataka.

The programme distributes Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 into each eligible landholder farmers bank account.

When PM-Kisan was introduced in February 2019, more than Rs 2.2 lakh crore had been distributed to over 11 crore landholder farmer families across the nation.

Union Government Approved Renaming of Aurangabad & Osmanabad in Maharashtra

Chief Minister Shinde confirmed that Aurangabad city will be renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Osmanabad city will be called Dharashiv. After a year the proposal to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad has been approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Ministry stated that it has no objection to renaming cities. The initial proposal was made in a cabinet meeting during the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June 2022 before Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the then-chief minister.

After claiming that the decision by the Uddhav government was illegal, On July 16, 2022, a Government Resolution was passed by the two-member cabinet, comprising Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, for changing the names, and a proposal was then forwarded to the Centre.

The Bombay High Court sought to know from the Maharashtra government if it had called for objections and suggestions before deciding to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities in the state.

US recognized McMahon Line as international border

A bipartisan resolution was passed by the US, formally recognizing the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Indias Arunachal Pradesh. The resolution rejected Chinas claim that the state belongs to its territory and instead acknowledged Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. Furthermore, the resolution expressed support for Indias and territorial Integrity.

The resolution, titled Reaffirmation of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and condemnation of Chinas provocative activities in South Asia,came after a major clash between the Indian and Chinese forces inArunachals Tawangin December last year.

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